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Transgender Woman Competes on Top Model

Isis was born a male

(Newser) - The new season of America's Next Top Model will include a transgender contestant, US Weekly reports. "My cards were dealt differently," says Isis, 22. The former receptionist from Maryland identifies herself as "a woman born physically male." The president of a gay advocacy group says the...

Cops Name Model in Brothel Bust
Cops Name Model in
Brothel Bust
Jul 29, 2008 11:48 AM CDT

Cops Name Model in Brothel Bust

Swedish bombshell operating as 'house mother' at NY strip club

(Newser) - NYPD vice unit cops have busted 23-year-old model Sabrina Johansson for allegedly helping run a brothel out of an upscale Manhattan strip club, the New York Daily News reports. Police claim Johansson, who has appeared in an Avril Lavigne music video as well as on the Tyra Banks Show, was...

Disabled Models Take Brave Turn on Reality TV

Half a million tune in to premiere of UK show

(Newser) - She may have only one arm, but Debbie van der Putten loves her body, and she thinks Britain will too. Ven der Putten is one of eight disabled girls competing in the BBC’s latest reality TV sensation, Britain’s Missing Top Model. Half a million people tuned in to...

Mandela to Nutty Naomi: You're Not on the List

Model citizen no longer, Campbell can't attend 90th-birthday concert

(Newser) - Nelson Mandela personally barred Naomi Campbell from a London concert to celebrate his 90th birthday Friday, the Daily Mail reports, days after the supermodel was sentenced for assaulting airport police officers. The anti-apartheid hero—whom Campbell calls her "honorary grandfather"—is said to be particularly disappointed that she...

'Hermione' Conjures $6M Chanel Deal

Emma Watson replaces Keira Knightley in perfume campaign

(Newser) - Harry Potter star Emma Watson has inked a $6 million deal to replace actress Keira Knightley as the new face of Chanel's perfume Coco Mademoiselle, the Daily Mail reports. The 18-year-old actress, who already makes $4 million a movie to play the precocious Hermione, "has been excitedly telling friends...

Chanel Eyes Cobain 'Teen Spirit'

15-year-old daughter of Love and Cobain may be Lagerfeld's new face

(Newser) - Karl Lagerfeld wants grunge god Kurt Cobain's 15-year-old living legacy as the face of his next Chanel ad campaign, the Daily Mail reports. Rocker mom Courtney Love keeps a tight leash on Frances Bean Cobain, who posed for a number of mags earlier this year, so no deal has been...

'Kristen' Could Make Millions on Instant Fame

Experts advise cashing in on notoriety fast— and investing well

(Newser) - Fame (or infamy) is beginning to pay off for Eliot Spitzer "escort" Kristen: the aspiring R&B star has now scored $200,000 from downloads of her song—which the New York Post helpfully calculates is worth over four dozen Spitzer hookups. Meanwhile, men's mag Hustler has offered Ashley...

Kimora and Djimon Share Mushy Details

Amid pregnancy rumors, 'couple of the moment' talks romance

(Newser) - Their timing couldn't be better. Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou earned Harper’s Bazaar's couple-of-the-moment title just as rumors began flying that Simmons is pregnant. “He’s a reality check for me, and I’m a fabulosity check for him,” says Simmons of her beau. The flamboyant...

Prince Albert to Wed Swimmer
Prince Albert to Wed Swimmer
Mar 12, 2008 7:22 AM CDT

Prince Albert to Wed Swimmer

Monaco's ruler reportedly plans summer wedding

(Newser) - Prince Albert of Monaco plans to wed his 30-year-old girlfriend, South African Olympic swimmer Charlene Wittstock, says a French gossip magazine. “While the date is not yet fixed, two sources confirm that preparations are under way for a royal wedding at the end of the summer,” reports Reuters,...

Chrysler to Cut 30% of Models
Chrysler to Cut 30% of Models
Feb 8, 2008 3:27 AM CST

Chrysler to Cut 30% of Models

Will also slash network of dealers

(Newser) - Chrysler plans to cull its Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands by at least a third, and drastically reduce the network of 3,600 dealers selling its vehicles to reduce costs, reports the Wall Street Journal. Chrysler dropped three models last year, leaving it with about 30 product lines. The company...

Fashion Lovers Grow Weary of Waif Look

Internet, reality TV spark use of real people as models

(Newser) - Fashion blogs, "Ugly Betty", and other pop staples are nudging the fashion industry to use more real people as models, Newsweek reports. So are YouTube, reality TV, and a slew of designers who make affordable lines for Target and H&M. "People would like to see somebody up...

Still in Charge in Their Undies
Still in Charge in Their Undies
Jan 6, 2008 6:42 AM CST

Still in Charge in Their Undies

Unlike ogled women, stripped-down men retain power, says Givhan

(Newser) - Go figure. When male celebrities and models strip down to their skivvies to show off the beefcake, they still exert power over their oglers—unlike women in the same situation, argues Washington Post columnist Robin Givhan.  "Women don't want to be objectified; that diminishes their power and takes...

Heidi's Bling Banged With Copyright Suit

"Project Runway" host's new line sued for copyright infringement

(Newser) - Supermodel and "Project Runway" host Heidi Klum has been sued by a top jewelry manufacturer who claims her new line of bling is a clone of copyrighted designs, reports People. Van Cleef & Arpels argued in papers filed in Manhattan federal court earlier this month that Heidi's jewelry creates...

Fashion Urged to Model Health
Fashion Urged to Model Health
Sep 14, 2007 7:20 PM CDT

Fashion Urged to Model Health

Inquiry recommends random drug tests, no under-16s on runway

(Newser) - Vulnerable young models should be subject to mandatory health checks and backstage drug testing, a British Fashion Council study said today, citing "startling" evidence  of their lack of education about health problems and eating disorders. Models would have to provide a signed health certificate from a doctor experienced in...

World's 10 Best-Paid Stick Figures
World's 10 Best-Paid
Stick Figures
Jul 19, 2007 7:51 PM CDT

World's 10 Best-Paid Stick Figures

Supermodels rake it in, manicured hand over pedicured foot

(Newser) - Models are no longer glorified clotheshangers but celebs in their own right, with movie deals, famous beaux, and even their own product lines. These 10 mannequins, listed with their earnings over the past year, have turned looking pretty into a multimillion-dollar business:
  1. Gisele Bundchen, $33 million
  2. Kate Moss, $9 million 
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Britain Bans Tiny Models
Britain Bans
Tiny Models
Jul 8, 2007 5:18 PM CDT

Britain Bans Tiny Models

Girls under 16 chased off the catwalk as UK attempts to fight size-zero modeling

(Newser) - The British fashion industry has nixed runway and photoshoot models under 16, in a response to controversies over uber-thin girls literally dying to model. Two South American models died from malnutrition and anorexia last year, piquing concerns about the influence of "size-zero" modeling on young girls. The industry did...

Iranians Embrace Underground Fashion Shows

Stylish rebels flout fundamentalism

(Newser) - Under the nose of Iran's fundamentalist Islamic government, Western standards and customs are gaining ground. From satellite dishes to hip-hop parties to screenings of banned films, temptations abound. The LA Times goes behind the scenes of a fashion show in Tehran, where women and men mix freely and models flash...

Vogue Says Models Are Back
Vogue Says Models Are Back  
Apr 30, 2007 1:56 PM CDT

Vogue Says Models Are Back

Vogue teaches Tyra Banks how to really spot the next top models among us.

(Newser) - Vogue's May cover spotlights the next top models—real ones, not the reality-show variety—and makes the case that models with star quality are making a comeback. Jonathan Van Meter speculates that  our cultural obsession with warblers who can't sing and celebrities who can't behave is about to expire.

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